G/TBT/N/BRA/1450  
27 September 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
National Telecommunications Agency - ANATEL  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)  
Telephone: +(55) 21 2145.3817  
Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br  
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electrical 
machi nery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television 
image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 
(HS code(s): 85); TELECOMMUNICATIONS. AUDIO AND VIDEO ENGINEERING (ICS 
code(s): 33)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Public 
Consultation 61, 22 August 2022.; (3 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  Public Consultation Proposal for technical requirements for 
conformity assessment of TV Smart B ox 
Comments can be made at:  
https://apps.anatel.gov.br/ParticipaAnatel/Home.aspx  
Selecting Public consultation No 61  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  In view of the numerous findings made by ANATEL´s inspection area, the 
availability in the national market and the growing import of equipment popularly called 
"TV Box", which incorporate software that enables the practice of the ft of signs and 
violation of copyright of audiovisual content.  
In order to contribute to the minimization of the offer of products that promote informal 
access to audiovisual content, ANATEL carried out an evaluation together with the 
Designated Certificat ion Bodies (OCDs) and with the testing laboratories qualified by the G/TBT/N/BRA/1450  
 
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  Agency in order to define procedures for identifying irregular equipment during the 
conformity assessment process.; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
01) Brazilian Official Ga zette 181, on 22 September 2022, section 1, page 33 02) SEI 
process number 53500.031925/2021 -61 
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/consulta -publica -n-61-de-22-de-agosto -de-2022-
431289893  
https://sei.anatel.gov.br/sei/modulos/ pesquisa/md_pesq_processo_exibir.php?exIsiWoP
bTSMJNP15y_TiUpWIfXjgqaCc -
xbh3o0V5ttS0uQqIkRDNDdsrlbDPN0z9DjOh_HT6NYS_BYkN5mlK1ubeDDBL6ObuykXr2_
nbUJJbr_9guhvfyJTntgOkyj  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  20 November 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
National Telecommunications Agency – ANATEL  
Telephone: +(55) 61 2312.2318  
Telefax: +(55) 61 2312.2949  
Email: certificacao@anatel.gov.br  
Comments should be sent to the Brazilian TBT Enquiry Point 
(barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br ) and copied to certificacao@anatel.gov.br  
https://apps.anatel.gov.br/ParticipaAnatel/VisualizarTextoConsulta.aspx?TelaDeOrigem
=2&ConsultaId=10071